# Lennart Anderson

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{{Short description|American artist (1928–2015)}}
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'''Lennart Anderson''' (August 22, 1928 – October 15, 2015) was an American painter. His work has been featured at several major museums, including his first major show at the [Delaware Art Museum](/source/Delaware_Art_Museum) in 1992. He taught on the art faculties of several universities, including [Brooklyn College](/source/Brooklyn_College), the [Pratt Institute](/source/Pratt_Institute), [Yale University](/source/Yale_University), [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University), and [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/arts/design/lennart-anderson-painter-who-put-modern-twist-on-the-masters-dies-at-87.html?action=click&contentCollection=obituaries&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0|title=Lennart Anderson, Painter Who Put Modern Twist on the Masters, Dies at 87|author=William Grimes|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=October 19, 2015}}</ref>

Born in Detroit, Michigan, he studied at [Cass Technical High School](/source/Cass_Technical_High_School), the [School of the Art Institute of Chicago](/source/School_of_the_Art_Institute_of_Chicago), the [Cranbrook Academy of Art](/source/Cranbrook_Academy_of_Art), and the [Art Students League of New York](/source/Art_Students_League_of_New_York) under [Edwin Dickinson](/source/Edwin_Dickinson). Anderson was inducted as a member of the [American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters](/source/American_Academy_and_Institute_of_Arts_and_Letters) in 1977 and made an Associate of the American Academy of Design in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalacademy.org/academy/national-academicians/?na=A |title=National Academicians &#124; National Academy &#124; National Academy Museum |access-date=2014-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109021200/http://www.nationalacademy.org/academy/national-academicians/?na=A |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He was a recipient of the [Guggenheim Fellowship](/source/Guggenheim_Fellowship) (1983),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/lennart-anderson/|title=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Lennart Anderson|website=www.gf.org}}</ref> the [National Endowment for the Arts](/source/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts) grant, the [Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation](/source/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany_Foundation) grant, and in 1961 was awarded the [Rome Prize](/source/Rome_Prize).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lymeacademy.edu/index.php/about/news/renowned_painter_lennart_anderson_selected_honorary_degree_recipient/|title=Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, a College of the University of New Haven about news renowned_painter_lennart_anderson_selected_honorary_degree_recipient|website=www.lymeacademy.edu}}</ref>

His paintings and drawings are included in the collections of the [Brooklyn Museum](/source/Brooklyn_Museum); the [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston](/source/Museum_of_Fine_Arts%2C_Boston); [Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden](/source/Hirshhorn_Museum_and_Sculpture_Garden); [Cleveland Museum of Art](/source/Cleveland_Museum_of_Art); the [Whitney Museum of American Art](/source/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalacademy.org/academicians/lennart-anderson/|title=Anderson, Lennart|website=National Academy of Design|access-date=October 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100829/http://www.nationalacademy.org/academicians/lennart-anderson/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [Morgan Library & Museum](/source/Morgan_Library_%26_Museum);<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themorgan.org/drawings/item/443566|title=Lennart Anderson {{Pipe}} Nude Study {{Pipe}} Drawings Online {{Pipe}} The Morgan Library & Museum|date=September 13, 2022 }}</ref> and the [Louis-Dreyfus Family Collection](/source/Louis-Dreyfus_Family_Collection).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ld-collection.org/artist/works.php?code=ANDE|title=The Louis-Dreyfus Family Collection|website=www.ld-collection.org}}</ref>

In the fall of 2021, a retrospective of Anderson's work opened at The [New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture](/source/New_York_Studio_School_of_Drawing%2C_Painting_and_Sculpture).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyss.org/exhibition/lennart-anderson-a-retrospective/|title=Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective - New York Studio School}}</ref> An 84-page hardcover catalog was also published, featuring essays from [Paul Resika](/source/Paul_Resika), [Martica Sawin](/source/Martica_Sawin), Jennifer Samet, and [Susan Jane Walp](/source/Susan_Jane_Walp).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyss.org/lennart-anderson-a-retrospective-catalog/|title=Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective - Catalog - New York Studio School}}</ref> 
A version of the exhibition subsequently traveled to The [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Lyme_Academy_of_Fine_Arts), opening in January, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lymeacademy.edu/event/lennart-anderson-a-retrospective/|title=Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts}}</ref> In June, 2023, The exhibition opened at the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) at [Southern Utah University](/source/Southern_Utah_University),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.suu.edu/suma/exhibits/2023/lennart-anderson.html|title=Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective {{Pipe}} SUU}}</ref> and then to the [Bo Bartlett](/source/Bo_Bartlett) Center at [Columbus State University](/source/Columbus_State_University) in Georgia, February 1-April 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.columbusstate.edu/posts/bo-bartlett-center-to-host-lennart-anderson-retrospective-beginning-feb-1/|title=Bo Bartlett Center to host Lennart Anderson retrospective beginning Feb. 1 {{Pipe}} Columbus State University News}}</ref> It has been announced that the exhibit will open at The [John David Mooney](/source/John_David_Mooney) Foundation in Chicago on March 27, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mooneyfoundation.org/lennart-anderson-a-retrospective/|title=Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective {{Pipe}} The John David Mooney Foundation}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.lennartanderson.com/ The Estate of Lennart Anderson website]

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